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Master Don Juan
Repost from the Advice subreddit, but I thought I'd ask here as well:
Context: I started seeing a personal trainer several years ago because while I was already in very good shape I needed to get into SPECIFICALLY good shape to pursue a modeling/acting career. He helped me get my diet dialed in and while the workout structure is nice, that's something I needed much less guidance on. I am no longer in the modeling/acting industry but I keep up with the diets, exercise, and visits to my trainer to maintain and look good.
I had been seeing this trainer for several years but a little over a year ago I would only see him once a month, where I'd pay $29 for about 10 minutes of his time to weigh me on a special scale, evaluate my bodyfat and muscle mass, and make any small adjustments to my diet and exercise if they were deemed necessary (would almost never happen).
Yesterday I saw him for this weigh-in, as usual. We're changing the diet and workout routine to help me tighten up and drop some weight so that when beach season rolls around I can be less restrictive and put the muscle back on. Anyway, we make a date for next month's appointment like usual and I leave.
He texts me this morning essentially changing his mind and saying that he would like me to see him once a week for the next 3 months at that $29/visit rate. So $348 over the next 3 months, or roughly $180/hour for the time I actually spend with him.
He tells me most of his members pay $350 for the gym membership along with the $29/week for 12 weeks in advance, and believes that he cannot "work for free" as he put it when paying clients demand more of his time. I asked him why, considering I don't use the gym and was unaware there were any issues with our current arrangement.
His response was that these are his fees, as mentioned in the earlier text, and wished me a good night.
I feel like this response is a bit curt, and felt a bit more explanation was warranted since the reason I see him once a month instead of once a week is that he doesn't have to worry about me being irresponsible and veering off the plan.
Anyway, this is getting too wordy so...
TL;DR my longtime trainer changed his mind overnight and decided to change our $29/month arrangement to $29/week for the next 3 months and I'm having a hard time justifying it considering he seemed unwilling to give a good reason why.
Also I have a ****ty part-time job where I only make about $800 every 2 weeks and have a little under $3,000 in my checking account, so money is a legitimate concern.
Context: I started seeing a personal trainer several years ago because while I was already in very good shape I needed to get into SPECIFICALLY good shape to pursue a modeling/acting career. He helped me get my diet dialed in and while the workout structure is nice, that's something I needed much less guidance on. I am no longer in the modeling/acting industry but I keep up with the diets, exercise, and visits to my trainer to maintain and look good.
I had been seeing this trainer for several years but a little over a year ago I would only see him once a month, where I'd pay $29 for about 10 minutes of his time to weigh me on a special scale, evaluate my bodyfat and muscle mass, and make any small adjustments to my diet and exercise if they were deemed necessary (would almost never happen).
Yesterday I saw him for this weigh-in, as usual. We're changing the diet and workout routine to help me tighten up and drop some weight so that when beach season rolls around I can be less restrictive and put the muscle back on. Anyway, we make a date for next month's appointment like usual and I leave.
He texts me this morning essentially changing his mind and saying that he would like me to see him once a week for the next 3 months at that $29/visit rate. So $348 over the next 3 months, or roughly $180/hour for the time I actually spend with him.
He tells me most of his members pay $350 for the gym membership along with the $29/week for 12 weeks in advance, and believes that he cannot "work for free" as he put it when paying clients demand more of his time. I asked him why, considering I don't use the gym and was unaware there were any issues with our current arrangement.
His response was that these are his fees, as mentioned in the earlier text, and wished me a good night.
I feel like this response is a bit curt, and felt a bit more explanation was warranted since the reason I see him once a month instead of once a week is that he doesn't have to worry about me being irresponsible and veering off the plan.
Anyway, this is getting too wordy so...
TL;DR my longtime trainer changed his mind overnight and decided to change our $29/month arrangement to $29/week for the next 3 months and I'm having a hard time justifying it considering he seemed unwilling to give a good reason why.
Also I have a ****ty part-time job where I only make about $800 every 2 weeks and have a little under $3,000 in my checking account, so money is a legitimate concern.
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